# Downloading from airtable to local data **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** airtable, localdb\ **Created:** [October 7, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811 "2021-10-07T17:33:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/1 "2021-10-07T17:33:56Z")
My app lags when i request data and i would like help to do this. I have seen something similar in the community but it is just for a sheet, i want to download airtable data each time i start my app @muneer @tatiang ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/2 "2021-10-07T17:35:13Z")
I am sure others would find this very useful especially for those that want thier apps running fast even when internet connectivity is slow ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/3 "2021-10-07T17:40:40Z")
Can you give some indication about your data size? Number of tables? Number of rows in each table? Number of columns in each row? Total number of rows to be retrieved at each start up? ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/4 "2021-10-07T17:42:56Z")
Just 2 tables any number of rows because its a table that gets populated each time a new user signs up any number of columns The whole row should be retrieved ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/5 "2021-10-07T21:30:49Z")
“My app lags” could really be caused by just about anything. Maybe you have a loop that contains a block that takes a while to retrieve data… maybe there’s some other reason but there’s no way to know without seeing your project or at least screenshots of the relevant blocks. ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/6 "2021-10-07T21:50:24Z")
Sorry sir, i meant to say app lags in retrieving data when internet connectivity is slow. I would like to learn how to download records from airtable ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/7 "2021-10-07T21:57:08Z")
There are already many resources available for learning to do that. Just Google _airtable Thunkable_. If you watch a tutorial video and read the documentation and still have questions, post a screenshot of your blocks and someone can help you. ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/8 "2021-10-07T22:09:21Z")
I have seen that but unfortunately its only for legacy ui and not dnd ui ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/9 "2021-10-07T22:39:34Z")
What part of getting data are you having trouble with? Have you seen this? [[Solved] Where is Airtable in the new UI? - #2 by domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-where-is-airtable-in-the-new-ui/1042268/2) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/10 "2021-10-07T22:44:43Z")
Getting a cell looks like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/7/1784ec4c5b3b959cc31fdf6e772ef33197a8f3d5.png) Getting a row: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/b/db8492e22b51e2f148ebf5225a58832fd3ab3143.png) ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/11 "2021-10-07T23:07:33Z")
im trying to download/import a whole table into into local table at screen start ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/12 "2021-10-07T23:21:49Z")
Ok this is also helpful thanks > [@tatiang](#): > > Getting a cell looks like this: ---
**Author:** ![daniel.larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@daniel.larry](https://community.thunkable.com/u/daniel.larry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/13 "2021-10-07T23:24:59Z")
@tatiang Please also consider this question > [@daniel.larry](#): > > im trying to download/import a whole table into into local table at screen start ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/14 "2021-10-08T00:02:21Z")
You will need to loop through the rows in Airtable and create a row for each one in your local data source. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/downloading-from-airtable-to-local-data/1549811/15 "2024-11-08T13:14:55Z")